A people is a group of individuals who belong to and function within a particular society. In common usage, the term people may be synonymous with human, or otherwise may carry an exclusive meaning. In general, the word people is a collective noun used to define a specific group of humans. However, when used to refer to a group of humans possessing a common ethnic, cultural or national unitary characteristic or identity, "people" is a singular noun, and as such takes an "s" in the plural; (example: "the English-speaking peoples of the world").
The concept of personhood (who is a person within a society) is the fundamental component of any selective concept of people. A distinction is maintained in philosophy and law between the notions "human being", or "man", and "person". The former refers to the species, while the latter refers to a rational agent (see, for example, John Locke's Essay concerning Human Understanding II 27 and Immanuel Kant's Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals).
American Ex-Hostages Appear to Be in Good Condition, Doctors Say William Branigin, Travis Fox and Juan Forero Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:11:00 -0400 Three American defense contractors who were freed yesterday in a hostage-rescue operation in Colombia were held in "very cruel and very spartan" conditions by leftist rebels for more than five years, but they showed remarkable resilience and appear to be in good physical and psychological condition, U.S. military officials said today. 15 Hostages Rescued in Colombia Juan Forero Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Colombia's military yesterday rescued the most prominent of several hundred hostages held by Marxist rebels, a group of 15 that included the French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three American Defense Department contractors who had been imprisoned in remote jungle camps since 2003. Progress Cited on U.S.-Iraq Pacts Sudarsan Raghavan Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 BAGHDAD, July 2 -- The United States and Iraq are making progress on complex political and security agreements that would allow U.S. troops to operate in the country next year, Iraq's foreign minister said Wednesday.
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DoD Extends Marines' Afghan Tour The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile south, will stay an extra 30 days and come home in early November rather than October. Bush Breaks Ground on New Walter Reed President Bush turned a shovelful of dirt to begin construction of a military medical center that will replace the troubled Walter Reed hospital, but keep its famous name. Bush didn't talk about the institution's problems, instead lauding the work of the medical staff. Marine Busted for Biting Off GI's Ear
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Four Picatinny Development Teams Receive 2007 Army Greatest Inventions Awards Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:45:06 -0400 The Army honored four Picatinny weapons-development teams by presenting each a highly coveted top 10 Army Greatest Inventions of the Year Award for 2007 in Arlington, Va. June 12. U.S. Army Completes Production of First Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon Prototype Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:39:03 -0400 The U.S. Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) Program successfully completed full prototype integration of the first FCS Manned Ground Vehicle (MGV) Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C). The Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon, which has the ability to rapidly deliver precision munitions in both urban and conventional battlespace is the lead prototype in the Army’s family of eight FCS Manned Ground Vehicles. Army Upgrades Unclassified AKO Portal Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:27:01 -0400 This article provides information to the reader on recent upgrades to the AKO unclassified portal. This, along with upgrades to the classified portal and the implementation of AKO Forward, is paving the way to Defense-wide network cetricity (DKO).
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